Man United have been taught a lesson within the rain in Como, delivering a efficiency that was each bit the boys in opposition to boys criticism that can fly their method in wake of their 4-1 defeat.
Essentially the most damning facet for United is that this isn’t a one off. Not a one off this season and never a one off in Europe over time.
Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ruben Amorim and plenty of extra have been proven up in Europe and now Michael Carrick has added himself to the listing of notorious defeats.
Como was among the many very worst defeats in United’s European historical past. Abject, devoid of any creativity, and a efficiency that was miles beneath the suitable ranges for a Manchester United participant.
Each day Mail Sport’s NATHAN SALT picks out six of probably the most damning defeats in Europe…
Man United have been utterly outplayed by Como and have been humbled 4-1 by the Italian facet
United have been terrible and it was one of many worst European defeats of their illustrious historical past
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United (Could 21, 2025)
Really horrible. It was a god-awful season below Ruben Amorim and the Europa League closing was the ultimate likelihood to paper over an infinite crack.
They couldn’t in a closing efficiency that was an insult to those that made the arduous journey to Bilbao.
Struggling to consider a single end result that triggered as a lot disappointment and anger in current seasons than the Bilbao horror present.
United put in a dreadful show to cap a depressing season within the 2025 Europa League closing
Como 4-1 Manchester United (October 21, 2026)
A whole and utter aberration.
There was some effort however it ended with a disastrous lack of high quality, particular person errors, abysmal climate besides, and the aftermath noticed captain Bruno Fernandes overtly name out his supervisor’s techniques.
One of many all-time catastrophe courses for United.
The Purple Devils’ evening in Como on Tuesday was an absolute catastrophe class all spherical
Lille 1-0 Manchester United (November 2, 2005)
Manchester United have been already in disaster by the point they headed to France and Ferguson’s expenses left within the absolute depths of it after a shock defeat.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Co had simply been hammered by Middlesbrough after which put on this sluggish efficiency that had followers claiming on nationwide radio that United have been ‘now not a excessive class workforce’.
Sir Alex Ferguson appears exasperated throughout United’s 1-0 defeat by Lyon again in 2005
Sporting Lisbon 5-0 Manchester United (March 18, 1964)
George Greatest, Denis Legislation and Sir Bobby Charlton… and but Sir Matt Busby’s facet have been taught a severe footballing lesson.
They went to Lisbon main 4-1 lead on this Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final and someway blew it in epic circumstances.
Sir Matt Busby’s United facet someway blew a 4-1 mixture lead in opposition to Sporting in 1964
Videoton 1-0 Manchester United (March 20, 1985)
Ever heard of Videoton? Not many had, particularly not when Manchester United lined up in opposition to the Hungarians in 1985.
Ron Atkinson’s facet have been heavy favourites and but someway acquired humiliated within the UEFA Cup quarter-finals by Videoton.
Actual Madrid made the ultimate however United have been nonetheless reeling from this corridor of disgrace loss.
United produced a dismal defensive show in a defeat by Istanbul Basaksehir again in 2020
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Man United (November 4, 2020)
A match that produced arguably probably the most embarrassing particular person second within the membership’s European historical past.
Demba Ba ran from the midway line after United botched defending from their very own attacking nook and the defending for the second was hardly a lot better.
This was the beginning of one among a sequence of inquests that hang-out this membership. Actually, actually unhealthy.
